Summary
Pokemon TVis officially coming back later this month, this time as a YouTube channel featuring episodes from the classicPokemonanime series.Pokemon TVwas first introduced on the officialPokemonwebsite in 2010 before being launched as a mobile app in 2013 and then being added to the Nintendo Switch eShop in 2021. It gave fans a free way to watch episodes from the long-runningPokemonshow stretching all the way back to its earlier seasons on any device of their choosing, as it was also available to download on the Apple App Store, Google Play, Roku Channel Store, and the Amazon Appstore.
Sadly for fans who had come to enjoy usingPokemon TVto watch their favoritePokemonepisodes, Nintendo announced that the app would be discontinued, with it being delisted from all of its available platforms on January 8. From there,Pokemon TVshut down entirelyon March 31, leaving fans to try and sort their way through multiple disjointed streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video to watch the originalPokemonanime.
NowPokemon TVis coming back as a full-fledged YouTube channel, as reported byPokemonnews trackerSerebii. The official announcement comes from The Pokemon Company, which says that the new version ofPokemon TVwill go live on December 6. ThePokemon TVYouTube channelis already available to view, with a description stating that viewers will be able to “explore the world of Pokemon with Ash and Pikachu.”
Pokemon TV YouTube Launch Date
Further details are unknown as of this writing, but the page’s description seems to imply that the new incarnation ofPokemon TVwill be focused on the originalPokemonseries for the time being. Last year,viewers said goodbye to Ash and Pikachuas the anime rebooted withPokemon Horizons: The Series. This new show is based on thePokemon Scarlet and Violetgames and focuses on a new set of protagonists, Liko and Roy, as they set off on a new adventure in the Paldea region.
For now though, it looks like the newPokemon TVwill instead stream episodes from Ash and Pikachu’s 25-season journey through the world ofPokemonin the classic anime when it starts posting content on December 6. Fans wondered if The Pokemon Company was going to start a new streaming service afterthe originalPokemon TVwas shut down, and now they have received their answer in the form of a new YouTube channel that will begin later this week.
Pokemon
Pokemon is a franchise that needs no introduction. One of the most successful media empires in history, Pokemon spans games, television, films, manga, merchandise, music, and more.
